the long term

noun

: a long period of time after the beginning of something

She is investing for the long term.

I think it's the better choice over the long term.

an investment that should do well in the long term

These changes may improve profits now, but they are going to cost us money in the long term.

Examples of the long term in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The platform’s upload schedule tips explicitly tell creators to ask whether a frequency is sustainable over the long term before committing to it, and to weigh production cost and time against what the schedule can realistically deliver. — Muhammad Usman Qamar, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Personnel folks in college football are really high on true freshman Femi Babalola, so keep an eye on the Tennessee native for the long term. — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Taking certain probiotics can also increase the share of good bacteria, but that doesn’t work universally or in the long term. — Sarah Digregorio, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026

The local manufacturing requirement is intended to strengthen Greece’s domestic defence sector while reducing dependence on foreign suppliers over the long term. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026

Rhymes for the long term

• disaffirm
• ectoderm
• endoderm
• endosperm
• interfirm
• isotherm
• mesoderm
• periderm
• reaffirm
• affirm
• bookworm
• budworm